CANDICE REDDING
When did you start DJing - and
what or who were your early
passions and influences?
Even though I got into music when
I was just 14, I started DJing after
my teenage years during the period
where I was just obsessed with Dance
music and consumed no other form
of media but music, all day all night.
Some of my early influences would be
Pete Tong, Armin Van Buuren, Paul
Van Dyk and Carl Cox. Those were
the golden times for Dance music
with these legends slaying on the
decks with their plain old vinyls.
What were some of the common mistake
you made when you just started out?
I feel that the fact that when I
started out, I was just so obsessed
that I would live, breath, eat
music. During that period, I was so
engrossed in the life that the tour
brought, I didn't take a lot of care of
my health. That is to me one of my
biggest mistakes when I started out.
What do you think about the
electronic music scene in India
considering it has become so popular
in the last couple of years?
I think India is one of the major
consumers of electronic dance
music. Some of the world's biggest
artists choose to perform in India
even on occasions like the new
year's eve, and that is a very big
deal. The way the Indian electronic
music scene has shaped itself over
the recent years is just incredible.
What is your opinion regarding the
difference between old school DJing
where everything was restricted to
vinyl and modern DJing where most
tracks are never put on any physical
medium before or after release?
Considering the fact that during the
earlier years of DJing, every artist
could only use one record at a time
on a Vinyl player, it would limit the
number of tracks they could travel
with without going through a hassle
of carrying a box load of records.
The invention of CDJs gave the DJs
an opportunity to showcase their
creativity without having to limit
the usage of tracks in their live
sets. An artist can now travel with
thousands of options for music to
use during their sets, thus pushing
their abilities to improvise.
Tell us a little bit about your tech set up
My tech set up for every show
includes 2 to 3 CDJ 2000s & a DJM
900 - that's the basic requirement for
me to be able to have an enthralling
performance. I also prefer to have a lot
of special effects on my shows which
help me have a holistic performance
and turn it into a 360 degree
experience. I currently use Ableton
and prefer it over any other DAW.
In a country where there is so much new
talent emerging every other day, how do
you keep abreast with changing times?
So throughout my life, I have travelled
across various continents and have
been exposed to various cultures
of music and various artists. This
has made be able to adapt to the
changing trends quickly. I also have
a dedicated team at my management,
Shark & Ink who I work with
very closely in identifying newer
opportunities and transitioning
through the changing times.
Tell us about your upcoming project
I'm currently focusing on 'The
Remix' an Amazon Prime Video
Original which I'm a part of. Besides
that, I have a lot of interesting
collaborations coming up within
and outside of the music space.
What do you look forward to from
your upcoming India tour?
What I really am looking forward
to is the fact that my and my team
and Shark & Ink are working very
hard on recreating my live show
experiences and setting a benchmark
for the rest of the industry on how
a live show should actually be.
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